“Calling Gilgamesh,” a new play by Gloria Benedikt, brings together two writers separated by more than four thousand years to explore some of humanity’s most enduring questions. Join the Bloomberg Center for Cities for a scenic reading—the first public presentation of the play—followed by a discussion exploring themes that resonate across disciplines, including urbanization, environmental change, democracy, technology, and the future of human civilization.
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In-person event open to all Harvard University ID holders | Virtual event open to all | Refreshments will be served
Founded as a graduate program in 1904 and joining with the undergraduate Literature Concentration in 2007, Harvard’s Department of Comparative Literature operates at the crossroads of multilingualism, literary study, and media history.
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